Interpreting Folklore..". Dundes has produced a work which will be useful to both students and teachers who wish to broaden their understanding of modern folklore." -- Center for Southern Folklore Magazine "It is impossible ever to remain unimpressed with [Dundes'] excursuses, however much one may be in disagreement (or not) with his conclusions." -- Forum for Modern Language Studies Often controversial, Alan Dundes's scholarship is always provocative, perceptive, and intelligent. His concern here is to assess the material folklorists have so painstakingly amassed and classified, to interpret folklore, and to use folklore to increase our understanding of human nature and culture. |
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... theory erred in limiting folk to the lower classes , to the oppressed . According to strict Marxist theory , folklore is the weapon of class protest . It cannot be denied that some folklore does express protest . Numerous folksongs ...
... theory erred in limiting folk to the lower classes , to the oppressed . According to strict Marxist theory , folklore is the weapon of class protest . It cannot be denied that some folklore does express protest . Numerous folksongs ...
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... theory . " Formulations of theories of the evil eye do exist . Recent specula- tions about the possible origin and significance of the evil eye have included the suggestion that it is related to gaze behavior perhaps in- volving gaze ...
... theory . " Formulations of theories of the evil eye do exist . Recent specula- tions about the possible origin and significance of the evil eye have included the suggestion that it is related to gaze behavior perhaps in- volving gaze ...
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... theory of the Evil Eye is that ' when a child is born , an invisible spirit is born with it ; and unless the mother keeps one breast tied up for forty days , while she feeds the child with the other ( in which case the spirit dies of ...
... theory of the Evil Eye is that ' when a child is born , an invisible spirit is born with it ; and unless the mother keeps one breast tied up for forty days , while she feeds the child with the other ( in which case the spirit dies of ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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